Our British Championships quad arrived at the lake in Nottingham early in the morning for a quick pre-paddle to get used to the conditions; although there was already a stiff head wind, the conditions were very manageable and we came off the water excited to race!

On Sunday the 1st of June we raced two eights at the Metropolitan Regatta, held at Dorney Lake. The new Challenge Eight format, offered for the first time in 2014 meant that all our athletes could expect to have 3 tight races throughout the day, racing crews matched on speed rather than category.